Jason Taylor

“You're in this game to win championships, you know? But I didn't earn it. We just didn't earn it. We had some pretty good teams a few years; it wasn't meant to be. It stinks, but it wasn't meant to be.”

“The Rock has had some films that I think he's done a good job with, and I'd enjoy some of those type of roles he's had.”

“I get a little impatient sometimes.”

“It's cool to be able to make somebody's day and smile, make a kid feel good and make mom and dad happy. And listen, there's times when you're having a bad day or you're irritated about something. But it takes five seconds to make somebody's day.”

“I was always searching for that male figure, someone to look at and learn off of and become that sounding board or that hard stick that you need sometimes.”

“Adam Gase has held guys accountable. He's been a fun coach and filled with energy. He's got a certain type of swag to him that makes him real likable to players and they want to play for him.”

“In 1997 I thought to myself, 'Man, maybe the NFL is not for me.'”

“You know, when I came in the league I played with guys like Dan Marino, and they just seemed like they were in such a different league than you. A different stratosphere.”

“Trust me, I like football.”

“You can't be afraid to learn.”

“I was born in Pittsburgh and my mother personifies that Steel City grit that makes the city what it is.”

“One thing you notice very quickly is how big of a fan base the University of Miami has in all sports but in particular in football. They love their football.”

“The older you get and the longer you've been in the league, you learn more and more about your body, how you need to manage and maintain it, and what you need to do to keep your energy level high.”

“There's an expectation, there's a standard, there's a way of life that people expect the Miami Hurricanes to play to and carry themselves to.”

“Kids who don't have a chance to do things in life are always kind of pushed aside, and left behind.”

“Having three kids it's hard to be bored.”

“I'm long and I'm stronger and more powerful than people give me credit for sometimes.”

“I think the number one currency in the NFL is what you do on the football field. If you want to get results, if you want to get something done, if you want to get a new contract, the best way to go about doing that is by your play.”

“When I accomplish something, I want to keep going.”

“There was a period of a year and a half or two years when I couldn't put my kids to bed. My wife and I laugh about it. You have to bend down. I couldn't with their weight. I would just hover. I would get as low as I could, and then drop them, and they'd bounce.”